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STEM conference 2019: Are we giving undergraduates enough guidance about how to read research papers?

High-level reading ability is a transferable skill no matter what students do after their undergraduate degree. A recent study concluded that research staff read in a very different manner to undergraduates and that developing students' reading ability is a gradual process that needs to be actively supported (Hubbard & Dunbar 2017). Using a sample paper as a focus this workshop explores what guidance we might give to accelerate students’ reading capabilities at different stages in their undergraduate degree.